Chapter 12: Two Years Later

It was now two years since my attempted assault on Robotnik's tower and the resistance was expanding, having taken up much of Dark Lance and Gigacannon's old territories each of our groups had been given their own team, mines was no different. Shade was my second in command. There was also Jet the Hawk, a member of an ancient race of thieves and retaining a certain cockiness of a certain blue hedgehog I knew. He was green with some of his feathers in a darker shade that made his wrists and ankles look like flames. He was a speed expert himself, wearing red boots with black harpoon like shapes on them and yellow lensed goggles. There also the familiar Nack the weasel, but more because I met "Mr. can-make-anything-out-of-junk" a few times before. And finally there was Kyu the fox, who reminded me a lot of Tails in looks, with the exception of being grey and only having one tail. He did have a very dark personality though, and seemed to have been trained by some remnants of GASH. He was a powerful little blighter, and I took a personal guardian ship over him, as he was only thirteen. I guess it was my way of making up for what I did to Tails. We where currently about to hit a major power station in one of Berserker Blade's territory. Berserker Blade was the next big one of what we now called "Robotnik's elite", though it seemed Sonic was not part of this. Seems he was more of a personal guard of Robotnik's.

I looked across the area using my binoculars. It was very well guarded. There where plenty of trooper bots patrolling the parameter, with heavy bots making a patrol around the neighbouring streets. Elite bots, which where now in mass production, where guarding the main gate as sentries. This didn't bother me though, knowing my team's strengths.

"Jet?"

"Yeah boss?"

"I want you to run distraction, get those heavies to follow you, I know your fast enough to outrun them… even without that extreme gear of yours" Extreme gear was an invention of his race. It came in three forms, scooter, jet boots, and hover boards, and where basically high speed transport which ran on air as a fuel source. Jet's was the only one left in existence, being his trusty J-type board mk III, made by an old friend of his who was robotosized.

Jet grinned. "You got it! This is going to be fun. Give them hell for me!"

"You got it bro." I replied

Jet got out his board, which was currently in the form of a small green, yellow and grey square, he pressed a button on it and it extended into a board of the same colours. I saw the transformation before, but it was still fun to watch him fly off.

He burst out the back of the ally we where hiding in, next thin I know he's rushing past us, yelling "YEEEEHA!" along with various insults to the heavy bots as they tried to keep up with him. They wouldn't be able to unless he –wanted- them too, that board is faster than me when it gets going at full speed, and he knew what speed to go at to just keep them chasing without giving up.

"That leaves only Troopers and Elites, Nack, you ready?"

"Mate, I was BORN ready!"

"Show them what the best sniper in the resistance can do then Mr. Fang"

"You got it boss"

The Trooper bots, who where watching as Jet kept out of range of the Heavies, didn't even hear as Nack used his baby, a specialised, silenced sniper rife that fired laser rounds, made on a specific frequency that would make them invisible to any of Robotnik's robots. They all fell very easily. However the Elites where a different story. Seems they are laser resistant, even without shields, heck one survived Shadows Chaos Blast I heard. We had a way to counter it though.

"Our turn kid" I smiled at Kyu, he just smirked.

I shuddered a little. Despite looking like a single tailed, grey Tails, Kyu had a smirk that could give Nite's Goosebumps, Goosebumps. We ran out towards the Elites who just noticed us coming. First things first, I ran in and smashed the one on the left with a close combat version of my Chaos Thunder, called Chaos Lightning. Basically, I ran into him while charged after running a Chaos Thunder through me. Kyu had mastered chi similar to the way Amy from my world had, however, unlike her sickening pink Heart Strike, he had mastered a dark technique which he called Soul Shade. It basically looked like he threw shadows at the elite which then enveloped it. In a few seconds they dissipated, and all that remained was a dark grey and yellow pile of junk. I estimated its power to be equal to Knuckles' thunder arrow. Which wasn't surprising, I seen this kid in action, he certainly could give the echidna a run for his money. Now it was Shades turn, she flew by as she nodded at me. I radioed Jet to lose his tailing (and probably trailing) Heavy bots.

Within moments he and Shade where back and we where away, a few moments after that the power station exploded. Another job well done by my team, which I hade christened the Dark Streaks… A small reminder of where I came from.

XOXOX

Robotnik smashed his fist into his throne.

"AGAIN, he did it AGAIN!" he growled "Berserker Blade, just WHAT where your men DOING? Because I can tell you it obviously wasn't THEIR JOB!"

"But Lord…"

"DON'T. Just DON'T."

"With all due respect boss, he is a lot more organised than Sonic was, our strategies don't work as well on him" Said Meta Shadow, coming to Berserker Blade's rescue, though why was beyond him.

"So what do YOU suggest we do Meta Shadow!"

"Berserker Blade can prove himself by placing himself at the next location of their attacks…"

"What? Mysssself?"

"QUIET YOU!" Robotnik yelled at his hissing General "Very good idea Meta, but how do you suggest we do this? It's not like we know where they will strike"

"Actually…" Meta Shadow began

"You know where they will strike next? But how!" Asked White Knight

"I have my ways"

"What if he doesn't Show?" Asked Robotnik

"He will Show… and if he doesn't someone is spying on us." He said, sparing a not-so-secret glance at Meta Sonic.

Robotnik hrmphed. "Your had better be right, or it will be not only Berserker Blades who will scrap, but yourself also."

"I'm not wrong"

"Where is it then?"

XOXOX

"Bot Factory fifteen" Said Gerald to us

"That's a major bot production plant in Berserker Blades Territory." Replied Amy

"Correct, if we take this out, not only will a large number of Heavy bots not get built, but we will destroy the only factory that produces Elite bots…" Said Gerald uncertainly

"… There is something else isn't there?" I asked

"… Our sources indicate that there is some sort of new weapon in production there"

"Anything concrete?" Asked Espio

"No, just that it's some kind of mass laser array."

"What do you mean by 'mass'?"

"As in big enough for some kind of transport"

"… Which means this could not be the only factory involved" I stated

"Or that they are nearly finished" Shade Chipped in.

"How good is the source?"

"Indispensable" Gerald Replied

"So it is likely that there is some kind of weapon there, whether it is a 'mass laser array' or not"

"Correct"

"Then our Task is simple, blow it up!" yelled Amy

"… You sound like Bean" I said

"Like who now?"

"… Never mind… what you should mind about is that that should not be our only objective."

"What do you mean Streak?" Shadow asked me

"Well, it's possible that only the laser array is being made there like I said…"

"So?" asked Amy irritably

"SO pinkie, it would be a good idea to see if there is anything telling us what it's a laser array for" having them know who I was had its good points, including winding Amy up

"P-P-PINKE!"

"Calm down Amy, Streak is only playing with you" Said Gerald

"I don't LIKE being made a fool of!"

Maybe but it's so easy to do!

"He does have a point too. Whatever this thing is, what ever it's made for could be very dangerous. We need to find out what it is"

"… FINE!" she yelled

"So how will we do this?" asked Espio

"Simple, Streak and Shade's team see what you can find on this laser array. Your and Amy's team will distract the guards, and Shadow and Nite's team will place the explosives"

Shadow and Nite grinned evilly at each other, while Amy looked disappointed at not causing any big explosions herself.

"Remember each of your jobs is important, and considering this is on the outer reaches, connecting the territories of White Knight, Meta Shadow's and Berserker Blade, we should find that none of the remaining Robotnik Elite should be there." He pointed out, Amy seemed relieved at this, though I'm not sure why

"Meaning no interruptions from the big kahunas." I translated

"Exactly, and after this we will be going for Berserker Blade's tower."

"That should be fun" Said Espio. Amy on the other hand squirmed.

AN: sorrry, another boring breifing chapter, but it will pick up in the next chapter, trust me on that